Tennessee High School Teacher Suspended for Screening 'Human Centipede 2' in Class

A high school teacher from Tennessee was given a suspension for letting the students watch the graphic horror movie, "Human Centipede 2". The movie which contains gore, torture and violence earned complaints from the students and parents.

The Jackson-Madison County School System conducted an investigation regarding a teacher who screened the movie "Human Centipede 2" during a class period, The Wrap reported. "Upon learning of an alleged movie viewing, the district immediately launched an internal investigation regarding the alleged viewing of an inappropriate film at Jackson-Central Merry High School," the school stated. The teacher will still be suspended pending the outcome of the probe.

Tom Six, the writer and the director of the said movie, found out about the news and he seems he not against the idea. Six took on his twitter saying, "It should be mandatory to watch THC2 in school classes. It deals with a character that is bullied and what to do!"

The movie tells a story of a mentally ill surgeon, who was intending to create human centipede by kidnapping people and sewing them up together.

The students of Jackson Central-Merry High complained about watching the said horror movie. International Business Times reported  that it was not disclosed on why the teacher showed the film to the students. Six, who was delighted on the teacher's initiative, said he will send a copy of the movie with his autograph. It is still unclear if the teacher will face charges regarding the issue.

The Human Centipede 2 Full Sequence movie was shortly banned from showing in the United Kingdom, Australia, and New Zealand due to its excessive gore and violent content. It was also criticized as torture porn, Fox7 cited.

Despite receiving negative reviews in its story, nature of content, the franchise has proven incredibly popular. A third film was made in 2015 involving a 500-person human centipede.

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